Curtain-pole.



No. 694,710. Patented Mar. 4,1902. D. L. ALTMAN.

CURTAIN POLE.

(Application filed Nov. 1, 1901.

(No Model.)

UNITED STATES PATENT ()FEICE.

DELLMER L. ALTMAN, OF PITTSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA.

CU RTA'lN-PO LE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent 1V0. 694,710,dated March 4,1.902. Application filed November 1, 1901. Serial No. 80,720. (Nomodel.)

T0 on whom it may concern.- I

Be it known that I, DELLMER L. ALTMAN, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at Pittsburg, in the county of Allegheny and State. ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and usefullmprovements inCurtain-Poles, of which the following is a specification, referencebeing had therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvementsin'curtain-poles.

The object of the invention is to provide a pole from which a curtain issuspended, with the point of suspension hidden within the pole. V V VBriefly described, my invention comprises a hollow pole, which is madein two sections hinged together. A curtain-securing rod is placedcentrally of the curtain-pole and is held by screws inserted into'theends thereof,these screws being carried by the curtain-knobs.- Thecurtain is wrapped around the curtainsupporting rod and the twothicknesses thereof clamped between the sections of the pole, all ofwhich construction will be hereinafter described, and specificallypointed out in the claim.

In describing the invention in detail reference is had to theaccompanying drawings,

forming a part of this specification,and wherein like numerals ofreference indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views, inwhichcurtain-pole, showing the curtain injposition.

1 Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional'view of a" part of the pole.thereof. Fig. 4. is a transverse vertical sectional View showing thecurtain in position. In the drawings the curtain-pole consists of twosemicylindrical sections 1 and 2, which when secured together form thehollow curtain-pole. wood or metal, as may be desired. The sections aresecured togetherat the back'of the pole by hinges 3, and at its frontthe section 1 is chamfered or cut away along its meeting'edge the widthof the curtain, this cutaway portion being sufficient to receive the twothicknesses of the curtain 4. when the latter is wrapped upon thecurtain-supporting rod 5, as shown in Fig. 4 of the drawings.

mental knob 8.

Fig. 3 is a top plan View.

These sections maybe made of.

This curtain-supporting rod 5 extends cen trally of the pole and is heldat the ends by means of screws 6, which are suitably secured in caps 7,that fit over the ends of thepole and have concave ends to receive theorna- The shank of the screw is rigidly secured in this ornamental knob8 and in the concave end of the cap 7. The two sections of the pole aresecurely fastened together by hooks 9, carried by the section 1, whichengage in eyes 10, carried by the section 2, these hooks and eyes beingpreferably located adjacent to each end of the pole.

The curtain 4. is wrapped around the rod 5 in the manner shown in Fig.4. of the drawings, and the overlapping end of the curtain may be hungto the front, as shown in Fig. 1, or maybe placed to the rearof thetopof the curtain, as may be desired. After the cur-- tain has been wrappedaround the pole the section 1 is closed upon the curtain in a mannor asshown in Figs. 1 and 4 and securely fastened by the hooks and eyes.

It will be noted that various changes may be made in the details ofconstruction without departing from the general spirit of my invention.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

A curtain-pole consisting of two semicylindrical sections hingedtogether, the upper of said sections being cut away along its frontFigure 1 isafront elevation of my improved edge to receive the curtain,hooks carried by the upper section and eyes'secured to the lower sectionto receive said'hooks to fasten the sections together at the front, acurtainsupporting rod adapted to have the curtain wrapped thereon, capsengaging the ends of said pole and provided with a concave outer end'toreceive the curtain-knobs, and screws secured in said knob and concaveendsof the caps, said screws engaging into the'ends' of thecurtain-supporting rod,,substantially as described.

' In testimony whereof I affix, my signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

DELLMER L. ALTMAN.

Witnesses:

' JOHN NOLAND, E. E. POTTER.

